South France

My short life and piled experiences from failed trips have taught me the best getaways are the ones that aren’t planned beyond transport and the number of days you need in order to disconnect from the real world.

And just like any other spontaneous trip that has as main goal our own pleasure, I packed only the most comfortable, essential and stain-proof garments from my wardrobe. No hair dryer, no extra handbag “just in case” neither bath towels which I regretted later and, especially, without any technology but a wifi-less cellphone (which in modern days it’s just as useful as an abacus to divide dinner’s bill), I had for the first time in four years, a totally wireless trip.

We have all hanged the tourist signboard at some point, the most important is to: 1) don’t mind about it, 2) step outside of the main streets and walk the local neighbourhoods. A bad sign are labels written in foreign languages. The authentic will speak to you in mother tongue. Et voilà!

And if you have the genius idea of traveling on a weekend to a city where Sundays are sacred and everything is closed, you can: 1) walk all day in order to burn the calories from dinner; 2) eat more, ’cause you’re on vacations, right? Calories don’t count.

I’m pretty sure I already said it somewhere on another post, but I can’t help to repeat myself and confirm the following: it’s so much fun and inexpensive to travel in company. Six could be a big crowd, but four are, in my opinion, the perfect balance. And the most important: travel allowing yourself to get lost a little bit, you may find something even better than you imagined.